Business Notes
BIG ARTS WELCOMES NEW TEAM MEMBER
BIG ARTS announced that Jessica Clark Wisdom has joined its management team as development director.
With more than 15 years of professional experience, she has built a career in strategic fundraising, development, marketing and relationship management for nonprofit organizations and large political campaigns.
Wisdom has served in several leadership roles, including at the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund in Washington, D.C., and the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers.
A Lee County native and graduate of Cypress Lake High School, she holds a Bachelor of Political Science from the University of Central Florida and she is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Wisdom can be reached at 239-472-9700, ext. 308, or JWisdom@bigarts.org.
RENTAL FIRMS MERGE WITH JOHN R. WOOD
John R. Wood Properties announced merger agreements with two vacation rental companies, Fort Myers-based Resort Harbour Properties and Naples-based The Holiday Life.
In April, it acquired a Pine Island-based vacation rental company.
The three entities will now be recognized as divisions of JRW Vacation Rentals.
Resort Harbour Properties specializes in condominiums at the Sanibel Harbour Resort and nearby Punta Rassa. Owner Angelo Celmo has joined John R. Wood as a broker associate; Sanibel Harbour rental operations will continue to be led by Kelly Dickens. Celmo formed the company in 2007.
The Holiday Life is owned by Casey Potter and Lisa Potter. Led by Casey Potter, it has accumulated approximately 100 high-end rental listings. The Potters formed the company in 2013.
Pine Island Realty has been in business since 1980. It formed the rental operation, now called Pine Island Vacation Rentals, about two years ago. It is led by Kelly Cruz.
John R. Wood is a residential real estate brokerage in Southwest Florida with 23 offices, including offices serving Sanibel and Captiva.
SAN CAP COMMUNITY BANK REWARDS STAFF
For the fifth consecutive year, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s board of directors rewarded bank employees with a mid-year bonus from the bank’s savings under the federal tax law.
The bonus is an acknowledgment of team members’ commitment and dedication to the bank. All employees, except for the executive management team, were eligible and included in the bonus.
Among all 110 employees at its eight Lee County branches, the average tenure is five years. More than 50 percent of employees have been with the bank five or more years; 25 percent have been employed for 10 or more years; and seven employees have been with the bank since it opened in 2003.
CAPTIVA SPIRITS LAUNCHES CANNED COCKTAILS
Captiva Spirits announced that it is releasing a series of canned cocktails utilizing its award-winning Key Lime Honey Vodka.
Each cocktail is designed to envelope the consumer with flavors of Mango Splash, Beach Lemonade and Tropical Spice.
Distilled at the List Distillery in Fort Myers, Captiva Spirits products use all-natural local ingredients from the state. They are 100 percent gluten free, 5 percent alcohol and low carbonation.
At its invitation-only launch party on July 30 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers, it will make a corporate contribution to the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel.